Railway-tie.



' dozz ql/ R. MALONEYf RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILE}? JULY 9, 1912.

Patented May 27, 1913.

fizdeiziar ROBERT MALONEY; or Dr; LANGEQPENNSYLVANIAS To all whom it may concern:

' Be it knownthat I, ROBERT MALoNEY, a citizen of the United States, residing. at De Lancey, in the county of Jefferson and 5 State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties,

of which the following is a specification. The present invention has reference to rail-Wayties, and it resides, primarily, 1n

the provision of a device of that general class having associated therewith-an improved chair or like fastening: element which is so constructed as to permit its use with equal facility in supporting and 13e: tainingeither the body portion of a rail, or the abutting ends of a pair of rails.

An embodimentof the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, whereof Figure 1 is a perspective view of the im proved tie, the chair thereof being shown as engaged with the body portion of a rail; Fig. 2' is a longitudinal verticalsection of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is .a perspective view of the chair in' the position shown in Fig. 1; Fig.

4, is a similar view of the chair reverse-d; Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmental view, show.- ing the chair used to support a rail, joint, the tie appearing in section and the rails in side elevation; and Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 5.

The improved tie depicted in said draw- 'ing is constructed of steel, is of U- or channelsection, and comprises bottom'and side walls '1 and 2, the latter being by preference removed a slight distance from the longitudinal edges of the former. The aforesaid side Walls are cut away adjacent each endof the tie, as indicated by the numeral 3, and at each side .of the openings thus produced they are connected by transverse straps 4 and 5 formed-integral with the tie. These two pairs of straps are designed to serve as retaining devices for the, hereinafter described chairs.

.To support the rails, there is utilized a pair of cushions 6, preferably constituted by wooden blocks that fit in the channel ,of thetie adjacent the ends thereof and are lield in position relative to the straps 4 and 5" and openings "3 by suitable stops, which latter are here-shown as in the form of transversely-arranged vertical partitions 7 constructed integral with the tie and located' directly beneath the inner straps 5."

The cushion blocks are forced inwardly of Specification of Letters Patent.

, Applicationfiled July 9, 11912. Serial No. 708,438.

the tie channel against these stops and, when in place, act as supports for the rail chairs, their height being slightly less than the distance from the upper face of the tie wall 1 to the upper edges of the Walls 2.

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The central portion of the-wall 1 between the stops 7 may be thickened and slightly strength-- ening Ill) 8 depicted in Figs. 2 and 5.

upset, to produce the longitudinal The afore-mentioned ch'airs,'.wherein' the present invention primarily resides, pref erably consist each of a metal plate9'of substantially the same width and length as the cushion blocks 6, formed upon its upper face with a pair of transverse ribs 10 which are arrangedparallel with each other and at such a distance apart that the distance between theirouter side faces is equal to that between the inner side faces of the straps 4 and '5, the inner side faces of these ribs engaging the adjacent edge faces of the base portion of the rail 11. The plane, under face of the. plate rests, when in place, upon the upper face of the corresponding cushion block. In applying the chairs, the plates are passed beneath the pairs of straps 4 and 5, until their inner ends strike against the stops 7, after which they are raised, so

as to bring their ribs 10 into position between said straps,'-'as depicted in Fig. 2 the cushlon blocks 6 are then driven lntofti lr tie channel, beneath the chair plates, until they, in turn, abut against said stops;-

finally, the plates are secured to the blocks by means of spikes 12, the spikes being driven through holes 13 formed in the ribs 10, until both-the latter and the rail flanges or base are engaged b the spike heads.

In the form of t e invention-just vdescribed, the plate and cushion are utilized to support the body portion of a rail, as depicted in Fig. I, but it is alsointendedthat the same pajrtsmay be used to support the abutting ends of a pair of rails. To effect this, it is necessary merely to reverse the plate, so that its ribs will then fit in transverse grooves 14 formed in the cushion block, while the bottom portion of the two connectedfish plates 15 will rest upon the plane face of the plate, the fish platesbeing finally spiked to the cushion block and chair plate, as before. In order to dispose therails at exactly thesame height in both positions of the chair plates, the normally upper faces of the plates are slightly raised between the ribs 10, as indicated by the numeral 16, or,

stated otherwise, thethiclmess of the'plates is slightly increased at the point indicated,

able tools may be introduced to force the aforesaid blocks from beneath the straps 4: and 5. i

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the rails will be held perfectly against lateral movement, without, however, any in terference being opposed to their expansion and contraction, and it will be equally ap parent that the chair plates and associated devices will serve to support either the body portions of the rails or their confronting ends, owing to the reversibility of the chair plates. Thus, the same parts may be used in either instance, only the addition of the ordinary fish plates being necessary to effect the required joint between the rail ends.

In both forms, moreover, the straps with which the tie is provided constitute retaining means cooperative with the chair platesyin the first form, these straps directly engage the ribs on the chair plates, -while in the second form they similarly engage the fish plates, the latter being fastened by the spikes to the said chair plates.

I claim asmy invention:

1. The combination, with a channeled tie embodying side and bottom walls andpro vided with stops adjacent each end, of a cushion disposed in the tie channel in contact with each stop, a chair plate disposed in said channel and spiked to the upper face of each cushion, and a pair of spaced straps j connectingthe side walls of said tie adjacenteach end of the latter and cooperative with the adjacent plate for holding the sameagainst movement.

- 2. The combination, with an open-topped channeled tie embodying side and'bottom walls and provided adjacent each end with a transverse partition, of a cushion block removably disposed in each end-of the tie channel and contacting at its inner end with the adjacent partition, a chair plate spiked to the upper face of each block, and i retaining means provided upon said tie and cooperative with the adjacent plate, each of said partitions being formed with an opening through which a tool may be inserted to dislodge the adjacent block after the corresponding plate has been unspiked.

The combination, with a channeled tie embodying side and bottom walls,'and provided-adjacent each end'with a stop, of. a .cushion disposed the tie channel ill-C011 tact witheach stop, a chair plate secured to each cushion and provided witha pair of spaced transversely-disposed rail-engaging ribs, and "a pair of spacedtransversely-disposed straps connecting theside walls of said tie at each end of the latter and arranged against and in engagement with the outer side faceso-f the adj a'centpairs of ribs.

4. The combination, with a channeled tie embodying side and bottom walls, of a bushion disposed in the tie channel adjacent each end thereof,"a chair plate secured to each cushion and provided with a pair of spaced transversely-disposed and a pair of spaced transversely-"disposed straps connecting the side walls of said tie at each end of the latter and arranged against and in engagement with the outer side faces of the adjacent pair of ribs.

5., The combination, with a channeled tie embodying side and bottom walls and provided adjacent each end with a transverse partition, of a cushion block removably disposed in eachflend of thetie channel and contactin at its inner end I with the adjacent partition, a chair plate fastened to each cushion and provided upon its upper face rail-engaging ribs,

with a pair of spaced transversely-disposed 'j rail-engaging ribs and a pair of spaced transversely disposed straps connecting the" side walls of said tie at each end of the latter and arranged against and in engagement withthe outer side faces of the adjacent pair of ribs, each of said partitions bein formed with an opening through which a 001 may be inserted to dislodge the 'adacent block after the corresponding plate has-been unfastened therefrom.

6. The combination, with a channeled ti'e embodying side and bottom walls, of a cush- I ion disposed in the tie channel adjacent each vend thereof, a chair plate mounted upon each cushion and provided with, spaced railengaging. members, and means provided upon said tie and'engaged with said mem-' hers for holding said plates against move: ment longitudinally of the-tie.

In testimony'whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit nesses. I

ROBERT MALONEY, Witnesses ERICK G.. AivDnRsoN, CHAS. DAHL. 

